Old Paris balconies pose risk to crowds watching Olympics opening ceremony'
Briefly

It's clearly a scenario that could happen, Olivier Princivalle of the property professionals' association FNAIM told Agence France-Presse, adding that the topic had been raised at a regular preparatory meeting with police and city hall officials.
We absolutely have to be sure that balconies will support the extra weight, and that balustrades are solid, to avoid incidents. Buildings often 150 years old or more were not suited to the possible extra strain, and that creates significant risk, he said.
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